Get Comfortable Sleep Apnea Treatment in San Diego

If you get out of bed still feeling tired or if you feel sleepy throughout the day, you could be suffering from sleep apnea. This dangerous condition disrupts sleep and leaves you groggy, weary, and unproductive. However, Dr. Brian Davey can give you relief you need to sleep better and wake up feeling refreshed. Sleep apnea treatment in our San Diego dentist office will:

Brian Davey: A lot of patients wonder why the dentist is asking about how they're sleeping or the quality of their sleep or how well their spouse is sleeping. Here, we say on a good day we can save a smile; on a great day we save a life. The reason why snoring is no joke is patients are much more likely to be at risk for heart attack, stroke, a lot of other health problems. They're more likely to be involved in a motor vehicle accident. If people aren't getting quality sleep, people with sleep apnea aren't getting enough oxygen to their brain at night, it increases the risk of Alzheimer's, dementia too. Breathing at night is really important. Snoring is no joke, and it can affect your relationship. If you're not sleeping in the same room as your spouse or your loved one, that can affect how you feel about your relationship. It can affect how you feel at work. If you're not getting enough sleep and enough oxygen, it could affect your work performance. We really want to take care of our patients, even at night when they're sleeping, and there's a lot of different options available. Everybody thinks if you have sleep apnea that you have to wear the Darth Vader mask. That's called a CPAP. A CPAP is the first line of defense traditionally with sleep apnea. The downside of a CPAP machine is people don't like wearing it, and if you're not wearing it, you're not breathing at night. The dental office now, we have an ability to provide a patient with essentially like a mouth guard that just opens the airway up a few millimeters, moves the jaw just a few millimeters. We're able to open up their whole airway so they're able to breathe at night. If you can breathe at night, you're getting oxygen to your brain and to your heart. Your spouse is sleeping better. You feel better. You're more alert, and it can really prevent heart attacks and strokes and other problems down the road.

Reduce bothersome snoring so you and your bed partner can sleep better.

Increase your productivity throughout the day.

Reduce morning headaches.

Give you more energy and zest for life.

Get help for sleep apnea symptoms. Call us at (858) 762-9991 today for a consultation. Better sleep is just a phone call away!

Get Help From a Custom Oral Appliance

Dr. Davey realizes how dangerous sleep apnea can be, so we want to make sure you get the help you need to sleep better and prevent serious health problems.

At your consultation, we’ll perform a sleep apnea and snoring screening to see if you have symptoms of sleep apnea. If you do, we’ll give you an easy-to-use sleep test to take home.

Afterward, we’ll consult with a sleep physician to review the results and get you a prescription for treatment if needed.

A custom-fit oral appliance, made right in our office, is usually the first recommendation for sleep apnea treatment. It will gently move your lower jaw forward to prevent your throat’s soft tissues from blocking your airway.

You will notice the effects almost immediately – you’ll sleep better, snore less, and wake up feeling more rested.

If the sleep physician feels that CPAP treatment is needed for your sleep apnea, we will work with them to get you a CPAP machine in addition to your new oral appliance.

Learn More About Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea happens when your airway gets blocked while sleeping. It is normal for your tongue, tonsils, and other soft tissues in your throat to relax while sleeping. However, they can relax so much that your air supply is cut off.

When this happens, your brain signals your body to wake up so that you can get more oxygen. You then take in more air – usually with a loud snort – and go back to sleep. This cycle can repeat 30 or more times per hour! And the sleep apnea sufferer most likely won’t even realize it.